The Red Sox are going home after a 4-0 loss to the New York Yankess in Game 3 of the Wild Card round Thursday night. Boston can thank its lifeless offense and a defense that couldn't make simple plays for its playoff exit.

Missed opportunities haunted Boston in both Game 2 and Game 3, and now the Red Sox will head into the offseason with a lot of second guesses. Boston had two chances to finish off the Yankees after Garrett Crochet's Game 1 masterpiece, but couldn't get the job done in Yankee Stadium.

"Not the way you want to end the season. Simple as that," said shortstop Trevor Story. "This one stings. Doing it here, against them, it stings for sure."

The defense didn't make the plays it needed to over the last two games of the series, and the offense completely dried up in Game 3

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